BJP's Kailash Choudhry wins in Barmer by 323808 votes, defeating Congress' Manvendra Singh. BJP's Kailash Choudhry and Congress' Manvendra Singh were the key candidates in fray in 2019. In the 4th phase, the election was held on 71 seats across 8 states.
BJP's Kailash Choudhry wins in Barmer by 323808 votes, defeating Congress' Manvendra Singh.
Barmer Lok Sabha Election Results 2019: Barmer constituency voted on April 29 in the fourth phase of Lok Sabha election. BJP's Kailash Choudhry and Congress' Manvendra Singh were the key candidates in fray in 2019. In the 4th phase, the election was held on 71 seats across 8 states.
Barmer Lok Sabha constituency profile
Barmer constituency consists of eight assembly segments which are Jaisalmer, Sheo, Barmer, Baytoo, Pachpadra, Siwana, Gudha Malani, Chohtan (SC). The constituency has a formidable presence of people belonging to the Jat and Rajput whose ballot would be an important deciding factor in the upcoming polls.
The contest in Barmer was tricky and intense between the BJP and Congress candidates. Sona Ram Choudhary, who was the sitting BJP MP in Barmer, was denied ticket this time and instead the party had fielded Kailash Choudhary, which upset the sitting MP and affect BJP mandate.
In another development, the Congress banked upon the son of former BJP leader Jaswant Singh, Manvendra Singh. Jaswant Singh had contested 2014 polls as an independent candidate but lost to Choudhary.
Barmer Lok Sabha constituency 2019 candidates
BJP: Kailash Chaudhry
Congress: Manvendra Singh
Barmer Lok Sabha election results in 2014, 2009 and 2004
2014
Winning candidate: Sona Ram (BJP)
Losing candidate: Jaswant Singh (Independent)
2009
Winning candidate: Harish Choudhary (Congress)
Losing candidate: Manvendra Singh (BJP)
2004
Winning candidate: Manvendra Singh (BJP)
Losing candidate: Col Sona Ram Choudhary
Rajasthan has a total of 25 parliamentary seats which will go to polls in two phases.
Rajasthan is one of the key states in the Hindi-belt both the national parties — BJP and Congress — gave a tough competition to each other. Rajasthan has a total of 4,84,79,229 voters.
BJP's alliance in Rajasthan
The BJP contested polls in alliance with Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Led by Jat leader Hanuman Beniwal, RLP won Khinvsar, Merta and Bhopalgarh seats in 2018 Rajasthan Assembly elections.
Hanuman Beniwal was a former BJP leader who was ousted from the party after his differences with former chief minister Vasundhara Raje. However, after the 2018 assembly election results, which led the BJP to lose the state to Congress, it aligned with the RLP.
Congress' alliance in Rajasthan
Congress contested all 25 seats in the forthcoming election. However, in assembly election 2018, it allied with Rashtriya Lok Dal led by Ajit Singh, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Sharad Yadav’s Loktantrik Janata Dal.
Lok Sabha election 2019 were held in 7-phases
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